Army Raids in Masharih al-Qaa in Search of Gunmen

The Lebanese Army staged wide security raids at dawn on Saturday in the northeastern region of Masharih al-Qaa and arrested tens of suspects, the National News Agency reported Saturday.

The Airborne Regiment, a Land Border Regiment unit and the Army Intelligence staged the raids in the Syrian refugee encampments in Masharih al-Qaa in search of fugitives, NNA added.

Tens of suspects were arrested. The Army confiscated arms and ammunition in addition to several stolen vehicles and undocumented motorbikes.

The detainees were transferred to a military position. They will be handed later to the related authorities.